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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.
(a) Outright.
(b) Accidental.
(c) Painful.
(d) Allergic.

2. Sacks is just not sure if ____________ or genetics are more of a cause for the migraines which seem to take place in families.
(a) Hypochondria.
(b) Location.
(c) Luck.
(d) Environment.

3. The ________ is the word traditionally associated with the sensory illusions that a migraine sufferer may experience.
(a) Pain.
(b) Aura.
(c) Migraine.
(d) Trauma.

4. Other researchers think there might be a certain __________ or grace to those who suffer from migraines, according to their work.
(a) Honor.
(b) Pride.
(c) Truth.
(d) Delicacy.

5. Symptomatic drugs include _________, according to the treatment methods and history of Sacks.
(a) Herbal drugs.
(b) Analgesics.
(c) Uppers.
(d) Downers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks says that people with fewer than ________ events per year is in need of less extensive interviews than others.

2. Sacks points out there are many ___________ toward many diseases and migraines are no exception to this finding.

3. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.

4. The __________ of a migraine aura are something that are short lived, unlike those of an actual seizure, according to Sacks.

5. Some doctors and researchers are concerned about the possibility of _______ as a result of migraines.

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